Posted on 12/16/2016 11:55:00 AM PST by SeekAndFind
With the Russians demanding to see evidence that implicates them in cyber-attacks, President Barack Obama is vowing retaliation for hacking operations aimed at interfering with the U.S. election.
“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections ... we need to take action. And we will — at a time and place of our own choosing,” the president told NPR on Thursday.
“Some of it may be explicit and publicized; some of it may not be," he added.
The Russians, meanwhile, are scoffing at the accusations as their spy-turned-president, Vladimir Putin, continues a visit to Japan.
“It’s time either to stop talking about this or finally to present evidence,” Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Otherwise it starts to look highly indecent.”
For his part, Putin has kept mum on the issue as U.S. officials say that they have solid evidence that Putin personally ordered and directed the brazen cyber operations, that – in notable cases – saw the private emails of prominent Democrats spilled out into public view.
“Mr. Putin is well aware of my feelings about this, because I spoke to him directly about it,” Obama told NPR, referring to a sideline discussion between the two leaders at a G20 summit in China this past September.
But while the Russians attempt to deflect, the intelligence community remains steadfast in their assessment.
“They know with a near certainty that Putin was involved – that’s not something they say lightly,” Richard Clarke, an ABC News consultant who served in the administrations of Presidents Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes. “That's something they say when they do have a smoking gun.”
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After all, they ARE nuts....
Accusing Russia isn’t just bloviating. There is a plan here, an end. Otherwise you just make yourself look stupid and inept before the entire planet.
If the Russians want to give America another gift, besides the election of Donald, they can hack Alaska’s bureau of records and get Zer0’s long form birth certificate.
The “integrity of the election” was not hacked. Sick of this propaganda from the mainstream media. Sick of these whiny babies FAKE NEWS! You lost, Rats, now deal with it! BACK OF THE BUS FOR YOU! Isn’t that what Barack said to Republicans back in 2008?
Obama is real scary!
He’ll insist Putin give him back the “Peregruzka” reset button and unfriend him from facebook.
“It may well get bumpy...”
Cornered, desperate, scu&bags comes to mind with this crew.
IMHO
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